Council of Portugal
Ruling body of Portugal during the Iberian Union / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Council of Portugal, officially, the Royal and Supreme Council of Portugal (Portuguese: Real e Supremo Conselho de Portugal; Spanish: Real y Supremo Consejo de Portugal), was the ruling body and a key part of the government of the Kingdom of Portugal during the Iberian Union. The council was founded in 1582 by Philip I of Portugal following the model of the Council of Castile.[1] It provided Portugal with a large degree of autonomy from the Portuguese House of Habsburg.[2]
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Apart from administering the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves, the council administered Portugal's colonial empire.
The council ceased to exist after the Portuguese Restoration War.